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Every turtle that arrives at the Rescue Centre gets a name and a record: where it was found, why, and when it went back to the sea.
84patients
78recorded releases
2006–2024years of arrivals
Arrived in 2017
| Photo | Patient | Arrival | Found at, cause | Release |
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Rotella | 13.12.2017 | Porto Torres. Found trapped in a fishing boat's nets. | — |
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Teresina | 20.07.2017 | Porto Torres. Found trapped in a floating fishing net. | 30.09.2017Spiaggia di Balai, Porto Torres |
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Stella | 21.06.2017 | Corsica. Fish hook lodged in the mid-oesophagus. | 06.08.2017Cala Reale, Asinara |
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Eva | 14.06.2017 | Corsica. Fish hook lodged in the oesophagus. | 06.08.2017Cala Reale, Asinara |
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Pascal | 03.06.2017 | Corsica. Severe intestinal constipation of the transverse colon. | 29.07.2017Cala Reale, Asinara |
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Joelle | 03.06.2017 | Bastia, Corsica. Deep wound to the lower jaw with exposed bone. Intestinal constipation was also found. | 07.12.2017Spiaggia dell'Ossario, Asinara |
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Veronica | 24.05.2017 | Bastia, Corsica. Ingested a fish hook that had become lodged in the distal oesophagus. It also had a carapace fracture … | — |
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Sebastian | 24.05.2017 | Bastia, Corsica. Ingested a fish hook that had become lodged in the distal oesophagus. | 29.07.2017Cala Reale, Asinara |
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Lia | 14.02.2017 | Castelsardo. Accidentally caught in a fishing net. Clinical and diagnostic tests revealed intestinal constipation, probably caused by ingestion of … | 11.06.2017Spiaggia dell'Ossario, Asinara |
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Gigliola | 31.01.2017 | Punta Giglio, Alghero. Mild hypothermia and an abscess on the plastron. X-rays also revealed three radiopaque areas in the colon, caused … | 22.06.2017Spiaggia di Mugoni, Alghero |










